Marathon Man
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This is just a warm up strike. There'll be many more strikes, and maybe riots, after the budget.I think it is a bit silly to strike a week before the budget
Am I alone in thinking that ICTU's proposed one day work stoppage on March 30th is stark raving mad?
In all probability, the majority of those we see on the streets will be public servants. Everyone I know working in the private sector -those that haven't (yet) lost their jobs - are battening down the hatches. The last thing people working in industries that are in jeopardy need is to exacerbate the situation.
I bitterly disagree with the way the Government has hit mainly soft targets in its quest for 'sharing the pain'. I would like to see those who benefitted most from the Celtic Tiger sharing a bit more equitably - in particular I'd like to see the top bankers in sackcloth and ashes. ..........But Work Stoppage....Pure madness. We're in a bit of a stew...and they want to turn up the heat????
btw, Mrs MM is a public servant
Am I alone in thinking that ICTU's proposed one day work stoppage on March 30th is stark raving mad?
Yes, the Unions have every right to protest but they should not damage the economy any more than they have already.I cannot understand it. A weekend protest might be acceptable but anyone going on strike is even more out of touch with reality than the Anglo directors!
didn't Bus Ath Cliath drivers once threaten a no fares day ?
They have been in government buildings or looking out over the city from their plush offices at the top of Liberty Hall (who said the bearded brethren didn’t understand irony) for the last 10 years. They are as out of touch with ordinary people as it is possible to get.Surely the top dog fat cats at ICTU and the rest can justify their salaries by bringing a level of intelligence and cunning to their leadership ?
Yes, the Unions have every right to protest but they should not damage the economy any more than they have already.
They have been in government buildings or looking out over the city from their plush offices at the top of Liberty Hall
Demanding (and getting) excessive pay increases that have damaged the countries competitiveness, resisting necessary change in the protected sectors of the economy for no good reason which cost the tax payer millions (if not billions) and in the non-protected sector which resulted in thousands of job losses.How have the unions damaged the economy?
Because the alternative involves Joan Burton?Yes perhaps they were in Govt buildings discussing the partnership agreements, if the Irish people didn't like such agreements or benchmarking why did they return the same Government to power on two occassions?
Because the alternative involves Joan Burton?
Demanding (and getting) excessive pay increases that have damaged the countries competitiveness, resisting necessary change in the protected sectors of the economy for no good reason which cost the tax payer millions (if not billions) and in the non-protected sector which resulted in thousands of job losses.
A €25 bn deficit and 350,000 people on the doleDo you have any factual evidence for any of this comment?
Ok, I should have said "Lots of reasons", but Joan is one of them; she's utterly useless.You seem to want everything your own way all the time. It seems childish to blame everything on one person.
I would prefer Joan Burton to Bertie Ahern anyday.
a €25 bn deficit and 350,000 people on the dole
A €25 bn deficit and 350,000 people on the dole
Are you suggesting that the highest after tax minimum wage in the EU, pushed for by the breaded Brethren, and two rounds of the Benchmarking fiasco have had no impact on our competitiveness?Are you suggesting that this is actual evidence linking Purple's comment that the unions have damaged the economy or just another cheap anti union shot. I strongly supect it is the latter.
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